The Great Plains Bicycling Club is Lincoln, Nebraska's recreational bicycling club. We organize rides in and around Lincoln, promote cycling and bicycle safety, publish a newsletter, and much more. We welcome all recreational riders to join us on our rides and in our other activities.
We want this to be a website that people in Lincoln and Nebraska can rely upon for information about recreational cycling. We want to know of any Nebraska-area rides that aren't in our listings. If you are aware of a recreational ride that is not listed, please contact the webmaster and provide a description and other details.
Ride of Silence in Lincoln set for Wednesday, May 16 2012
On May 16, 2012 at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence will begin in North America and roll across the globe. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn't aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves.
The Ride of Silence exists
- To HONOR those who have been injured or killed
- To RAISE AWARENESS that we are here
- To ask that we all SHARE THE ROAD
Lincoln's Ride of Silence will follow an 8-mile route around and through downtown Lincoln, starting and ending at
Sawyer-Snell Park (1st and South Streets). Among the riders we are honoring here are:
Myles Davis, Jr., Lincoln, died 6 April 2009
Richard Germain, Lincoln, died 11 June 2006
Arthur Bandars, retired police sergeant, Lincoln, died 31 May 2006
Rodney Oestreicher, Kearney, died 4 November 2005
James Derr, Lincoln, died 29 April 2003
Jim George, firefighter, Lincoln, injured April 2003
Timothy Helms, Lincoln, died 13 November 2001
Matthew Brown, age 11, Plano, Texas, died 1998
Jean Dockhorn, died 17 May 1996
Ann Brown, Lincoln, injured 18 August 1994
Shanda Dixon, age 11, Lincoln, died 4 April 1986
Ride Leaders Needed for Club Rides in May and June
Are you a club member looking for some company on your favorite weekend ride? Then please consider signing up to lead that ride on a Saturday or Sunday in May or June. Contact Ride Director Chris Blackstock for open dates, and provide him with a brief route description, starting place and time, your contact information, and an idea of the expected ride pace. We will post your ride on the Club Rides page within a few days.